Tomorrow is Election Day. Here's a quick run down of the candidates: Statewide Democratic Primary LG - Aneesh Chopra | Ralph Northam AG - Justin Fairfax | Mark Herring Norfolk Democratic Primary - in addition to the statewide listed above: Commissioner of the Revenue - Sharon McDonald* | Evans Poston 90th House of Delegates (only … Continue reading One more day to Election Day
The Republican Party of Norfolk held a Mass Meeting Saturday morning to nominate candidates. Just two met the May 24th filing deadline and were nominated at the meeting: Jim McDonnell, who is running for Treasurer, and Neil Bradley, who is running for sheriff. The video of the meeting, which includes speeches from the nominees, is … Continue reading Video: Norfolk Republicans nominate 2
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Although there was an overflow crowd for last night's candidates' forum, at 200+ folks, it was just a fraction of the number of people who will be voting. (Which is why I spent way too much time getting the video of it posted.) Lots of folks will … Continue reading Candidate forums, mail & straw polls (or ICYMI: Don’t rely on negative advertising)
The four Democrats who will be on the ballot were in Virginia Beach last night for a candidates' forum. The video, in two parts, is below. Somehow, my battery ran out. Here's part 2
The press conference held by AG Ken Cuccinelli yesterday afternoon prompted articles all over the commonwealth. Within hours, reports were updated to reflect that the Treasury Department, of which the Internal Revenue Service is a part, had issued a letter regarding the money. Virginia is due to receive in excess of $100 million from a … Continue reading Not so fast, Mr. Cuccinelli
I had my head down working yesterday when the news broke that my Congressman, Scott Rigell, will not endorse the Republican nominee for LG, E.W. Jackson. I applauded him on my Facebook page for having the courage to do this. But I was quickly disappointed to learn that the lack of endorsement didn't mean a … Continue reading Rigell on Jackson: no endorsement but will vote for
I didn't grow up watching football. Sports - of any kind - weren't real high on the list around my house. My freshman year in college, I worked at a department store over the Christmas holidays. One day, I was assigned to hand pens to a football player, who was there to sign autographs. To … Continue reading I’m convinced: time for Washington to change team’s name
June is national LGBT Pride month. Last week, I was one of those who screened the documentary, Out In America. OUT IN AMERICA is an uplifting collection of unique, transformative stories and inspiring personal narratives told through the lens of the country's most prominent LGBT figures and pioneers, as well as many average, yet extraordinary, citizens … Continue reading Out in America
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. It is impossible to talk about voting rights in the modern era without mentioning the efforts of the late Norfolk senator, Yvonne Miller. I spent some time looking back through legislation to discover when the Senator first proposed it. I was only able to go … Continue reading ICYMI: A long battle for voting rights
Here is the first ad from Sen. Mark Herring, who is running for Attorney General. The primary election is June 11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BeHOxEdP4U4
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